earlier i spoke to senator king. here's our conversation. >> senator king, it's been almost a month since these sanctions were supposed to have gone into effect. do you know why they haven't been implemented? >> no, and i think it's frustrating. this bill was passed back in the first couple days in august. the president signed it and the deadline for implementation was october 1st. i haven't heard a thing. i'm going to be talking to bob corker later this evening and i know he's concerned. senator mccain is concerned. this wasn't an optional law, this is something congress passed by an overwhelming majority. so far the russians aren't paying any price for what they did to our country last year, and they should. >> the white house is pointing the finger at the state department saying the sanctions are undergoing interagency review and will be announced soon. does that cut it for you? doesn't the buck stop at the white house? >> one of the problems at the state department, there's literally nobody at the top echelon, this isn't because of any delay in congress. these people haven't been nominated. secretary tillerson is about it,